Warm and very dry conditions are shrinking the flow of the Colorado River. With the meager snowmelt, the river's already depleted reservoirs will probably decline further this year. See the latest data explained by @sean-greene.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/... @datagraphics.bsky.social

Don't feed the squirrels www.latimes.com/california/s...

Found some hatchling black-bellied slender salamanders in the backyard. Reptiles are everywhere! www.latimes.com/environment/...

You won’t regret reading this delightful story by @sean-greene.bsky.social.

I wrote about why we love the western fence lizard, America's most commonly observed reptile. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Cal Fire added 2.8 million Californias in fire hazard zones. So, we at @latimes.com read through every single reference to the zones in the state’s codes to find out what exactly that means for residents and communities. Here’s everything you need to know: www.latimes.com/environment/...

“Depraved and mind-blowing”: Water officials knew that opening dams to meet Trump’s wishes was ill-advised. Here’s why it happened anyway: www.latimes.com/environment/... #CAwater

My @latimes colleague @karenmg.bsky.social has a great new newsletter, In Case of Fire, to help you prepare for the inevitable next fire. Climate change is a big part of the story. Sign up here: www.latimes.com/archives/sig...

California’s snowpack is below average in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. Across the mountain range, the snowpack now measures 85% of average for this time of year. @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

Cal Fire is back with more new hazard maps. This time for the Bay Area. Here's what we found 🧵(story with our resident map wizard @sean-greene.bsky.social) www.latimes.com/environment/...

Real estate losses from fires top $30 billion, from old mobile homes to $23-million mansions www.latimes.com/california/s... by @sandhyak.bsky.social & Doug Smith

Space Mountain

NEW: Newsom's office announced California would add 1.4 million acres to its highest fire hazard zones where heightened regulations apply. We've uncovered the proposed maps for inland NorCal. Here's what we found: 🧵https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-02-13/cal-fires-new-fire-hazard-maps

A lot has happened at the L.A. Times, some of it taking the focus away from our excellent journalism. If you want to know what's really going on, I'd suggest you keep an eye on the Guild Eagle. First issue written by me: latguild.com/news/2025/2/...

Only 21% of Altadena properties in the Eaton fire were in Cal Fire's highest fire hazard zone, but other fire modelers found 94% had severe or extreme fire risk. Cal Fire is now reconsidering how it models fire. Story w/ @bposton.bsky.social @sean-greene.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Thousands of Altadena properties destroyed by the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's hazard zones. More advanced models deemed the area's risk "severe" and "extreme." www.latimes.com/environment/... by @nohaggerty.bsky.social @bposton.bsky.social

We did the math: On Trump's order, two Central Valley dams released at least 2 billion gallons of water. It didn't help farms or Los Angeles. www.latimes.com/environment/... by @ianjames.bsky.social @jessicagarrison.bsky.social

More than 2 billion gallons were released from the reservoirs over three days. Graphic by @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com

Where did all the water go after it was released from two dams? My colleagues and I looked into the sudden water releases ordered by Trump, and here is what we found: www.latimes.com/environment/... @jessicagarrison.bsky.social @sean-greene.bsky.social @latimes.com #CAwater

Hughes fire causing unhealthy air across swath of Southern California www.latimes.com/california/l...

We mapped the damages from the Eaton and Palisades fires @latimes.com @sean-greene.bsky.social @cshalby.bsky.social @nohaggerty.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

And out comes the Folgers

How many times in one project will I push an excessively large file to GitHub?

I grew up in Altadena in my great-grandmother’s old home. The house is safe, but just a few blocks away is devastation. Childhood friends lost their homes. Places I knew my whole life are gone. I wrote about this special community with @brittnymejia.bsky.social + @melissagomez.bsky.social

I mapped the Palisades fire's rapid spread in its first day for @latimes.com @datagraphics.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

The Palisades fire, which began this morning, has already burned all the way to the Pacific Ocean. By all estimates, tomorrow's fire risk across Southern California will be much worse. Yes, it's January — but this has the potential to be one of the worst firestorms on record in California.

L.A.'s water supply looks good right now — but it might not last www.latimes.com/environment/... by @nohaggerty.bsky.social

California’s piers may not be able to withstand climate change www.latimes.com/environment/... by @nohaggerty.bsky.social

You can see how Northern California's recent bouts with atmospheric rivers have impacted the Sierra snowpack from @datagraphics.bsky.social water supplies tracker www.latimes.com/projects/cal...

Squirrels continue to surprise and mildly terrify.

We tested more than 150 different cannabis products for pesticides. My latest for @datagraphics.bsky.social @latimes.com lets you search your stash to see if it might contain toxic chemicals: www.latimes.com/california/s... with @paigestjohn.bsky.social @loelebee.bsky.social

California’s cannabis supply chain: Hidden pesticides and no public monitoring www.latimes.com/california/s... Also, Search your stash: 538 cannabis pesticide tests show what’s in your weed www.latimes.com/california/s...

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The Franklin fire, now 2,200 acres, is burning near Pepperdine University in Malibu. Live updates from @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/california/l...

Like the Civil War, like the Kennedy assassination and, one day, 9/11, tragedies once indelible in the minds of all Americans are destined to become one day less so. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Lake Cahuilla

From our L.A. Times Guild leaders: "all Times staffers ... abide by a strict set of ethics guidelines, which call for fairness, precision, transparency, vigilance against bias, and an earnest search to understand all sides of an issue. Those longstanding principles will continue guiding our work."

The M7.0 earthquake today is at the triple junction of 3 tectonic plates. It is historically the most seismically active part of California

California is telling water agencies to expect just 5% of their water allocations in 2025 after hot, dry conditions last summer left parched soils. Good chance the number goes up after a wet November, though, @ianjames.bsky.social reports for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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UCLA will get California's first electric vehicle-charging roadway, ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Underground coils will charge electric buses: www.latimes.com/california/s...

For decades, a costly problem has been worsening beneath California’s San Joaquin Valley: the land has been sinking, driven by the overpumping of groundwater. New research now shows that large portions of the valley have sunk at a record pace since 2006. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Simon's Blue Sky debut

Mise en chaos

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California's precipitation is 137% above average for this date in the water year. Many of the state's reservoir have received a noticeable bump due to recent atmospheric rivers. We're tracking all things California water here: www.latimes.com/projects/cal... @latimes.com

An estimated 316 million pounds of food will be wasted in the U.S. on Thanksgiving — half a billion dollars worth of groceries thrown away in a single day, writes @kate-linthicum.bsky.social. Here's how that fuels climate change. www.latimes.com/world-nation...

California has built so much solar power it increasingly goes to waste. This is raising customer electric rates – already twice the nation’s average. The winners: Arizona and other states, which California pays to take the excess. Also reaping profits: Wall Street traders.

I mapped the devastation of the Mountain fire in Camarillo for @latimes.com. 243 buildings were lost, making it the third most destructive Soutuern California wildfire in at least a decade www.latimes.com/california/s... w/ @nohaggerty.bsky.social